Junior Accountant | 5 days in Office | up to £35k | 3 Months Contract
A leading European investment firm providing growth capital to technology and life sciences businesses is looking for a hands on Junior Accountant to join their team for 3 months. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their accounting career who wants solid exposure to month-end and audit support in a fast-paced environment.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Maintain accurate financial records and ensure compliance with accounting standards, including VAT and other statutory filings
- Process invoices, payments, supplier set-ups and staff expenses, keeping vendor records up to date
- Prepare bank reconciliations, manage prepayments and accruals schedules
- Prepare and post month-end journals and support the production of monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)
- Support internal and group audits, including responding to audit requests and compiling year-end information
- Provide ad-hoc support to the CFO team across finance, operations, and office-related tasks, while helping improve processes and systems
What We're Looking For:
- Around 1–3 years’ experience in a similar junior accounting role
- Strong practical experience with accruals, prepayments, and month-end
- Experience with Xero is a bonus, but not essential
- Available immediately
If you’re a junior accountant who’s confident with the basics and ready to hit the ground running, this is a great short-term opportunity to build experience quickly.
We will be reviewing CVs throughout the process so please apply as soon as you are able to.
We are committed to ensuring the entire process is inclusive and accessible for all candidates that fit the minimum requirements for our role. As such, we encourage applications from under-represented groups in the accountancy sector. Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments for you at any stage in the process.
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